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Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

J. H. FELMLEE & E. FELUMLEE. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES APPLIOATION FILED we. 19. 1909.-

WITNESSES J. H; PELMLEE & E. PELUMLEE.

MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 19: 1909.

Patented Aug. 16,-1910.

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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES.

BE & E. FELUMLEE. F R WRAPPIN GKAGES.

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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES.

967,624 APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1909. Patented Aug. 16,

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' INVENTORS Al/omey J. H. FELMLEE & E. PELUMLEE. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES.

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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES. APPLICATION FILED AU G.19. 1909.

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J. H. PELMLEE & E. FELUMLEE. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING PACKAGES.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.19, 1909. 967,624.. Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

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J. H. FELMLEE & E. FELUMLEE. MACHINE FOR. WRAPPING PACKAGES. APPLIOATLQN FILED AUG.19. 1909.

967,624. A Patented Aug. 16,1910.

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Altomey J. H. FELMLEE & E. FELUMLEE. MACHINE FOB. WRAPPING PAGKAGES. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 19. 1909.

967,624. Patented Aug. 16,1910.

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J. H.- FELML-EE 8; E. FELUMLEB; MACHINE FOB WRAPPING PACKAGES. APPLIOATION FILED AUG.1.9. 190s Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

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JOHN H. FELMLEEl, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND EMANUEL FELUMLEE, OF

COSHOCTON, OHIO.

MACHINE 1m WRAPPING PACKAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Application filed August 19, 1909. Serial No. 513.583.

. ments in Machines for (rapping Packages;

and we do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersand figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates. to new and useful improvements in machines for automatically wrappingarticles of various'kindsand comprises mechanism which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I We illustrate our inventionin the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 IS a top plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one side. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the opposite side of the machine. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section through the apparatus.

. Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is a view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 77 of Fig. -4. Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view showing parts in elevation. Fig. 9 is a top planview'of the details shown in Fig. 8. .Fig. 10 is a detail in elevation.

'Fig.'11 is a top plan View of the details shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a sectional View; through the top of the frame of the apparatus showing the knife-actuating parts in elevation. Fig. 13 is a detail View in elevation of the cutting knife. Fig. 14 is a detail view of means for regulating the feeding ofv the paper. Fig. 15 is a detailview showing the means for folding the upper end flaps of a parcel. Fig. 16 is a top plan view of the detailed construction shown in Fig. 15. Fig. 17 is an enlarged detail in elevation showing the manner of operating I the edge folding flaps." Fig. 18 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig.

17, and Figs; 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 are views showing the different steps in the folding of a parcel.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numerals, 1. designates the frame of the apparatus having a table 2 which is spaced apart from the platform 3 upoiiwhich a portion of the operative mechanism is supported. Mounted in a bracket member ,4 upon said table is a stub shaft 5 to which is fixed a pinion 6 which may be rotated by any source of power not shown. Mounted in suitable bearings in the standards 7 rising from the table is a shaft 8 to one end of which is fixed a gear wheel 9 in mesh with the pinion 6 and affording means whereby power may be transmitted from the pinion to the shaft. Fixed to the shaft 8 are the two friction paper feeding rolls 9, shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and which cooperate with a cylindrical roller 10, shown clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings, which roller 10 is journaled in yielding bearings 11 mounted. upon the springs 12, affording means whereby said roller 10 may be depressed by mechanism which will be presently described for the purpose of cansing a momentary stop in the feeding of the.

wrapping paper while the same is being cut off. Fixed to the shaft 8 are the disks 13', shown in top plan View in Fig. 1. of the drawings and one mounted upon the outside of each friction feeding wheel 9, and fixed to each, disk 13 are the segment plates 14 having each a slot 15 therein, and 16 designates screws which are fastened to the disk 13 and afford means whereby said segments may be adjusted longitudinally accordingly as it may be desired to regulate the duration at which it is desired to cause the feeding of the paper to cease during the operation of the apparatus. It will be ncted that the outer marginal edges of said segments 14 project beyond the circumferences of the disks upon which they are mounted.

It will be noted upon reference to Figs. 1 and 14 'of the drawings that the segment plates 14 are arranged in pairs with their inner ends overlapping andupon opposite sides of the disk to which. they are attached. When the portions of the segment plates which project beyond the circumferences of the disk contact with the spring-pressed feeding roller 10, the latter will yield and move from contact with the friction feeding wheels 9 whereby the sheet of paper being fastened to a hook' 42 upon the table 2 and its fed between the rollers? and-l Wll-l be at other end fastened to a pin 43 upon arm 35 rest momentarily, for a sufficient time to. and affords means for returning the arm 35 allow the paper to be severed by the knife and the knife to their normal positions, as 18. Said knife, an enlarged detail View of shown in Fig. 13 ofthe drawings. which is shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings, Fastened to the table 2 and spaced apart a is adapted to have a-draw cut and has a slight distance by theupper surface thereof play through a slot 19, in the table 2 See are the two plates 44 and 45, shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 4' of the drawings), but not a shearing ofthe drawings and parallel to each other cut, it being understood that the paper and in section in Fig. 4, said plates being 75 which 18 fed e Said Slot p n the tab e held by means of screws l5 in substantially will be held by suflicient tension means inhorizontal positions, and 46 designate fingers termediate the feeding rollers and the porwhich are fastened to the under surface of' tion upon which the article to be wrapped the plate 45 and have their rear ends posiheld to allow the paper to be readily severed tioned adjacent to the feed rollers while 0 by the draw out imparted to the knife. Said their forward ends are positioned adjacent to knife has a plate fastened to its butt end the slot 19 and fingers 47 are fastened to the to which headed screws 21 are fastened and under side of the plate 44 and are slightly which, screws project through the cam slots inclined with relation to the surface of the 22 and 23, formed one above the other in table and their forward ends terminate, as 85 the knife, as shown in Fig. 13 of the drawshown in Figs. 1 and-4 of the drawings,- adings, the former of which slots 1S StItL1gl1t jacent to the marginal edge of the opening and inclined for the reception of said screws 49 in which the parcels are adapted to be while the lower slot 23 is curved longitudiwrapped. Sai'd plates 44 and 45, with the fastened'to the plate 20 is a link 25 which table overthe well.

nally. bars fixed thereto, serve to guide the wrap- 9 Pivotally mounted upon a pin 24 which is ping paper as it is. fed forward upon the is given a vertical reciprocating movement Mounted upon the-table isa hopper into by its slidmg pivotal connection with the which the articlesto be wrapped are adapted, pin 26 which is carried at the end of the to, bev fed in any suitable manner, such as 95 crank arm 27 shown clearly in Fig. 12 of through the medium of an inclined chute 51,

' the drawings, and which crank arm is faS- as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, andupon timed to a pivotal pin 28 journaled in the the sup orting plate and plunger 52 which bracket arm 29 underneaththe table 2. It has its fbrward end 53 bent at an angle and will be noted that the pivot pin 26 has a serves as a plunger to feed an article to be .1 0 vertical adjustment in a slot 30' formed-1nwrapped between the angled plates 54 fasthe arm 27, the pin 26 being carried by the tened to angle portions of the hopper 58,e ach plate 31 which is slotted as at for the of said angle plates 54 having a slot v reception of the screw 34 which is carried through which a screw 56 fastened to the by the arm 27 By the provision of the said hopper is adapted to pass, thus afiording a 5 adjustment of the arm 27, the operation of means of adapting the hopper to the par the knife may be regulated for a predeterticular size of article to be wrapped. The

mined movement. lower ends of the opposite sides of said hop- Fixed to the pivot 28 is an arm 35 which er are angledas'at 58, saidangled ends havprojects substantially at right angles to the mg slots 59 therein for the reception of the 110 I arm 27 and has an inclined portion 36 screws which are fastened to the table 57. positioned in the path of the cam-37 project- The rear wall offthe hopper, designated by ing from the face of a disk 38, which is numeral 61, comprises an angle plate, the

keyed to the shaft. 8 and which cam has an lower end of which'has lateral extensions 62 elongated slot 39 formed therein through which are slotted asat 63 and screws .64 are 5 which a screw 40 carried by the disk 38 fastened to the platform 57 and extend projects. By the provision of said cam. it through the slots 63 and are adapted to.hold

will be noted that at each revolution of the the wall 61. in an adjusted position. The

provision of the slots '22 and 23 in which.

disk and shaft carrying the same the link 25 front wall 65 of the hop er is provided with will be drawn down and returned to its slots 66, one in each en ,and througheach normal position and wh ch movement will of whichan adjusting screw 67 is adapted to cause the knife to be swung down through pass, which: screws are fastened in suitable the slot 19'and sever a sheet of paper which projections 68' upon the sides 58 of the hophas been previously fed thereover. By the per. By these ad usting features upon the the pins 21 move as the knife is drawn be readily adapted for receiving articles of downward, it will be noted that a draw cut different sizes to be wrapped.

. will be imparted to the cutting edge of the Upon reference to Fig. 1 of the'drawings,

knife. it will be noted that the table 57 .is rovided A spring, designated by numeral 41, is with a longitudinal slot 69 n w ich the 130 opper, it will be noted that the same may v oer-p24.

block 70 is adapted to reciprocate, which block is fastened to an angle plate 71 which in turn is secured to the plunger 52. Said block is fastened to the forked plate 72, the rear portion of which is angled as at 73, shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and which is fastened to a plate 7 1" by means of the screws 74. A top folding blade 75'is fastened to-the plate 7 1 by means of screws 77 and its forward end 76 is preferably rounded. Said blade 75 has slots or openings 7 5 in its forward edge:

Fixed to the undersurface of the plate 74 is a reciprocating bar 78 which is held in place within the recess 79 in thetable by means of a plate 80 fixed to the latter and extending over said recess. Fastened to the rearend of the bar 78 which is connected to the plate 74* is an angle plate 81 having a pivotal pin SQtherein, as shown clearly in Fig. 10 of the drawings, and 83 designates a curved lever pivotally mounted upon the pin 82 and carrying a roller 84 which is adapted to travel in a cam outlined groove 85 formed inthe inner face of the disk 38, thus forming means whereby, as the disk 38 rotates, a reciprocating motion may be imparted to the folding blade 75 and-the plunger plate 52.

Mounted to have a horizontal movement. upon the table is a top folding blade 86, the forward end 87 of which is preferably rounded, and said-blade 8G reciprocates underneath a'plate 88, which is recessed upon its under surface as shown 89 in Fig. 4 of the drawings and is fastened to the table by means of screws 89. Fixed to a projecting end 90 of the folding blade 86 .is a reciprocating bar 91, shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and which has a longitudinal movement in a recess 92 formed in the upper surface of the table. Fixed to the bar 91 is an angled blade 93 carrying a pivot pin 94 to which pivot pin a link 95 is pivotally connected as shown in Figs. 4 and 6, said link 95 alsobeing pivotally connected to a pin 96 carried by the standard 97 which has a cross-piece 98 fastened thereto. A, pivot pin 99 is carried by the. link 95 and upon said pin 99 is mounted an antifriction .roller 100. Fixed to the shaft.- 8 is a collar 101 having a finger 1G2 projecting therefrom in the path of which said anti-friction roller is mounted and serving to cahse the link 95 to swing upon its pivot 91' at each revolution of the shaft as the finger comes in contact with the anti-frictirm roller 100, thus causing thefolding blade 86 to move forward at a pre-determincd mon'icnt, im mediatcly after the folding blade 75 has moved forward over theppening or well in which the article is to be wrapped and has returned to its starting position. By these two movements of the blades 75 and 86, the two upright ends of a wrapper are adapted 1 to be folded' one over. the other. A spring 103 is fastened at one end to the angle blade 93 and its other end to a hook lOt secured to said table and serves to normally return the bar 91 after having been driven forward by the projecting finger 102. Referring to Fig. 15 of the drawings will be seen a cam 138 fixed to the shaft 8, and ;139 is a pivotal lever mounted upon a pin 140 carried by the bracket arm 141 supported upon the table 2 and said lever 139 car- 'ries a pivotal pin 142 which engages an aperture in an angled plate 14-3 fixed to the longitudinally movable bar 144. shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 15 of the drawings. 'Thegbar 144: has elongated slots 115 through which the screws 146 fixed to the table pass and serves as means for guiding the bar 144 in its longitudinal movements. A spring 146 is fastened at one end to the hook 14.7 and its other end to a screw 148 which is fastened to the bar 14:4: provided for the purpose of returning the bar 144 to its normal position after having been driven forward by the tilting movement of the lever 139. Fixed to the bar 144 is an angle plate 149 to which a screw'150 is fastened which projeets through a slot 151 formed at the upper end of. the angle lever 152, which latter is fastened by means of a set screw 153 to the rock shaft 154 journaled in hangers l55'depending from the under surface of the table.- :The arms 15.6 of said angle levers 152 are slotted as zit-157 and are adapted to receive the screws 158 which project. from the shank portions 159 of the top folding blades 160. The screws 158 are adapted to have a vertical play in the elongated slots 161' formed in the upright. plates 162 fastened at its lower end to the bed and its upper end to said table, and a headed screw 163 is fastened to the shank portion 159 of each blade 160 serving to hold the same in proper vertical position as they reciprocate. It will be noted that the upper part of each shank portion 159 is spirally bent. in orderto bring the blade carried thereby in proper position at the 'ends of the opening in which the ar ticle is to be folded. Each blade 160 is adapted, as it moves up and down, to pass through one of said slots or openings 75 in the horizontally disposed folding blade 75. A second angle lever .156 is pivotally mounted upon a pin 154- which isjournaled in a bracket arm 1.54 and 155 designates a .-link pivotally connecting the'lateral projection of the angle lever .156 with a crank arm 155, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 15 of the drawings, and which crank arm is fixed tothe shaft 154. The end of the arm of the lever 156 is connected to the shank portion of a second folding blade 160 which has the same connection therewith as has the folding blade above described and which is actuated by the arm 161. It will be noted that the straight and vertically re ciprocating shank portions of the two to folding blades 160 aremountedone in a vance of the'other and, by the provisionof the crank arm and link connection 156 and" a fastened to the bottom of the frame, arecess? 109,-being provided underneath the plate 108 in order to allow the lugs 106 to move freely without interference with the bottom of the frame. Fastened to the bar 105 is an angleplate 110 carrying a pivot pin 111, and 112 designates a lever having a slotted end 113 straddling the pivot 111 and its upper end is pivotally mounted upon a rock .shaft 114 journaled in the bracket arm 115 upon the under side of the table. A link 116 is mounted at one -end upon a pivot1117 and its other end is fastened to the slotted end 118 of the forked member 119, the arms 120 of which are adapted to be fastened each to a pivot Y pin 121 fastened to a disk 122 adapted to rock upon a pivot 123, which pivots-are I mounted upon the uprightportions 124 of the angle plates 125, which latter are fastened by bolts 126 to the base of the machine, as shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings. It will be noted that each of the disks 122 is provided with two curved slots 127 and 128,

- 4.5 bar 133 has a folding arm 136 coiipcrating withtho-folding blade 131 to fold in the two opposite side flaps about a. parcel.

Fixed to the shaft 114 is a plate 200, shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, 5 which is provided with a cam slot 201, and 202 designates a disk which is keyed to the shaft 8 and carries a stub pin or screw 203 having journah-d eccentrically thereon an anti-friction roller 204 which is mounted 5 in the sl0t'202. As the shaft 8 rotates, the anti-friction roller 204 will causethe plate 200 to oscillate and-also the shaft 114 to which it is fixed to 'rock, and, as the lever 112 I is fixed to the shaft 114, said lever 112 will (swing and, through. its connection with the gj'shank portions 130 of the edge folding blades,causc said edge foldi-ngblades to op Fixed to the lug 164 which rises from the .fifiplate 105 is a pin 165 to which one end of the plunger bea1n166-is pivoted,- said. plunger' beam having a -plunger 167 at its forwardi end 'andwhich plunger has openings 172 in its free end, and is adapted to reciprocate through the well 49 for the purpose of pushing an article, having been folded, 4 upon the plate 168, which latter has a spring.

.169 bearing yieldin lyagainst the same.

The inner end of sai plate 168 is'forked as at 170, shown clearly 7 of the drawings, the arms 171 of saidforked plate having a play in the spaces-172 formed in the inner end of the plunger. Said plate 168 is adapted to yield slightly in order'to adapt itself for satisfactory work in wrapping artic-les ofdifferent thicknesses. Mounted upon each side of the passageway in which the plate 168 is mounted are the two yield- 1 ing springs 173, shown clearly in- Fig. 4 of the drawings, and which serve to bear yield-.. ingly against the folded ends-of a wrapper as the article is pushed byth e succeeding one through the exit end 174 of the apparatus. v

The walls of the well 49 arenmade up of the resilient plates 175 which are opposite each other and the yielding plat-esl176 upon the opposite walls, suitable s rings 17 7 bearing yieldingly against the p ates 176.

Referring to Fig. 4 of the drawings will' be seen a shaft- 180 mounted upon standards 181 rising from the tableand 182 is-a plunger lever, the forward end of which has a 'liead 183 adapted to depress an article to be folded into thewella Said head 183 has an adjustment through the medium of the screws 184 fitting inthe slots in the plate 185 which in turn is adjustably held by means of the screw 186 upon the lever 182. An anti-friction roller 187 is mounted upona 5 pivot 188 carried by the lever 182, and 189 is a cam fixed to the shaft 8 and adapted at each revolution of the shaft to contact with the roller 18? to cause the lever 182 to be depressed, a spring 190 which is fastened at one. end to the lever 182 and its other cnd'to the cross-piece 98 serving to return the. lever to its highest position after having been depressed.

Referring to Figs. 19 to 24inclusive, l 5 have shown in Fig. 19 the first act in the operation of themachine in which an article A has been laced upon a sheet of wrapping paper B am depressed by the plunger into the well with the first flaps to be folded. In

shown in Fig. 23 in which the edge flaps are folded toward each other and against the ends of the article by means of the end folding blades 131 and 136 which move article is finally ejected from the apparatus.

In operation, the parts are-adjusted to act at predetermined moments as will be readily understood'and, when the wrapping paper in the form of a web is fed forward a suitable distance over the well, the raised portions of the segments 14 come in contact with the friction feed roller 10 to cause the latter to be de ressed,-thus .momentarily stopping the feet ing of the paper during the. severing of the latter which is accomplished by the knife 18 which is drawn down by the link 25' through the medium of the levers 27 and 35, which latter is tilted by the cam 37.. The wrapping paper having been severed by a draw out imparted to the knife through the mechanism shown, the spring 41' will serve to return the knife to its normal position. The articles to be wrapped are fed to the hopper in any suitable manner, as by means of an inclined chute, and dropping upon the plunger plate 52 are fed forward and deposited upon the shelf 57 immediately in advance of the plunger 52 and on the forward movement of said plunger 52 the article is deposited upon the wrapping paper which has been previously fed forward in the manner described. lVhen the article is driven forward to its farthest limit, it is pushed over the shelf (39 and upon the plate 72 which moves with the plunger 52 and, as the plunger 52 pushes the article forward, a following article to be wrapped will be supported by the plate 72. Upon the return of the plunger 52 to its outer normal position, the plate 72 will be withdrawn from under the article and deposit the same upon the wrapping paper.

As the paper is fed over the top of the well, the opposite ends to be folded will be resting upon the latter and the article to be folded is deposited upon the wrapping paper which will have a tendency to supagainst the article.

This having been accomplished, a further rotary movement to the main operating shaft will cause the lever 82 to be depressed and the plunger head 1S3 coming in contact with the t. upper surface of the article will depress the latter and the wrapping paper underneath the same down within the well to a position so that the upper surface of the article will be below the folding blades 86 and 75. Upon further rotary motion of the main shaft 8, the foldingblade'86 will be movedforward against the first upright flap of the wrapping paper causing the same to be folded down against the article, after which the folding blade 75 will be moved forward through the medium of the connections shown and described, causing the two upright flaps to be folded Immediately afterthe blade '75 has been fed forward, the folding blades 160 will be moved downward against i the fiapsand fold the same down to the position shown in Fig. 22 of the drawings,

leaving the-two side flaps to be folded in which is accomplished by the movement of the foldingblades 131 and 136 toward each -other, the operation of which blades will leave the wrapped article in the form shown in Fig. 23. with the last flaps only toi'be folded and which latter is accomplished by a succeeding article being pushed down by the plunger head 183, thus causing the last flaps to be folded as they bear against the yielding walls of the well. Immediately after the folding blades 160 rise above the plane in which the wrapping paper is be mg fed forward, the latter will move forward over the folding blade 86 and the well and be in. position to receive the next article which is deposited upon said wrapping paper as the plate 72 is drawn from thereunder. After the article has been fully wrapped, the plunger 167 is driven forward to push the same out of the well and upon the plate 168 from which article after article is ejected and may be conveniently carried to any suitable location.

In the event of the aper running unevenly, it may be regulhted by means'of the tension friction rollers H and I, the former of which is provided with a suitable handle K, shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

What we claim to be new is 1. An automatic apparatus for wrapping articles, comprising a frame with a wrapping well therein having yielding walls, means for feeding a wrapper over said well,' a plum er forfeeding an article to be wrappe and depositing the same :ipon said wrapping paper, a horizontally movable folding blade movable with said plunger and having openings in the edge thereof, means fastened to and projecting in advance of the plunger for supporting a fol I wrapping paper, a horizontall folding blade movable wit-h said plunger zontally disposed movable folding blade, top folding blades movable through the openingsin said horizontally disposed blade,

edge folding blades movable underneath the horizontally disposed blade with openings therein, and means for ejecting the, folded article. Y

2. An automatic apparatus for wrapping- .and having openings in the edge thereof,

means fastened to and projecting in advance 'of the plunger for supporting a following article to be wrapped, a second horizontally disposed folding blade, top folding blades movable through the openings in said hori- 3 g a plunger for feeding an article to be of the plunger for supporting a following article to be wrapped disposed. movably folding blade, top folding zontally disposed blade, edge folding blades 'm'ovable underneath the horizontally disposedblade with openings therein, a yieldm platein the bottom'of the well, and

means. for ejecting a wrapped article.

' An automatic apparatus for wrapping articles, comprising a frame with a wrapping well therein having ylelding walls, means for feeding a wrapper over said Well,

and depositing the same upon said wrappin paper, a horizontally movable folding'ilade movable with said plunger and having openings in the edge thereof,

' means fastened to. and projecting in advance of the plunger for supporting a following a second horizontally blades movable through the openings in said horizontally dispose blade, edge folding blades movable underneath the horizontally disposed blade with openings .therein, a yieldin plate in the bottom of the well, a spring ldearin against said plate and against which latter t e articlesbeing folded are depressed, and means for ejecting a folded article. i

4. An automatic apparatus for wrapping articles, comprising a frame with a wrapping well therein having yielding walls, means for feeding a wrapper over said well, a plunger for feeding an articlei to be wrapped and depositing the same upon said wrappin paper, a horizontally movable folding lilade movable with said plunger and having openings in the edge thereof, means fastened toand projecting in advance article to be wrapped, a second horizontally disposedfolding blade, top folding blades movable through the openings in said horizontally disposed blade, said folding blades movable underneath the horizontally disposed blade with openings therein, a slotted plate extending into the lower portion of said well, and an ejecting plunger having openings through which the ends of said slotted plate are adapted to pass, and a sprin bearing against the under surface of the p unger.

5. An automatic apparatus for wrapping articles, comprising a frame with a wrapping well therein having yielding walls,

means for feeding a wrapper over said well, a plunger for feeding an article to be wrapped and depositing the same upon said wrapping paper, a plate movable upon said frame, a horizontally disposed folding blade fixed to said plate and having openings in its free edge, a horizontally disposed article supporting plate upon said plunger and above the latter, a plate underneath the plunger and adapted to receive a following artieleto be wrapped, a second horizontally movable folding plate movable over said Well, top folding flaps movable through the openings in said first mentioned blade, edge folding blades movable toward each other while one of the hdrizontally disposed blades is positioned over the well.

6. An automatic apparatus for wrapping articles, comprising a frame having a Well therein,a table upon said frame, horizontally disposed folding blades mounted upon said table, one of said blades having openings in itsedge, a longitudinally movable bar mounted in a recess in the table and connected to one of said horizontallydisposed blades, an operating shaft, a disk fixed thereto provided with a cam groove, a link pivoted to said bar, a pin carried by the link engaging said groove, top folding blades movable through the .openings in said horizontally disposed blade, a rock shaft, arms connected thereto and adapted to actuate said top folding blades, means for rocking said shaft, side folding blades, and a plunger for ejecting a folded article.

7. An automatic apparatus for wrapping articles, comprising a frame having a well therein, a table upon said frame, horizontally disposed folding blades mounted upon said table, one of said blades having openings in its edge, a longitudinally movable bar mounted in a recess in the table and connected to one of said horizontally disposedblades, an operating shaft, a disk fixed thereto provided with a cam groove, a link pivoted to said bar, a pin carried by the link engaging said groove, top folding blades movable through the openin s in said horizontally disposed blade, a roc shaft, arms connected thereto and adapted to actuate said' to folding blades, means for rocking said shaft, side folding blades, pivotal bars upon which said side folding blades are mounted, a pivotaldisk having cam slots therein, screws carried disk having cam slots therein, screws carried mounted in a recess in the table and connect ,therein, a table upon said frame, horizontally ed to one of the horizontallydisposed blades,

side foldingblades are mounted, a pivotal by said blade carrying platesand engaging said slots, a plunger, and means for moving the same and rockingisaid disk.

,8. An automatic apparatusfor wrapping articles, comprising aframe having-a well dis osed folding blades'mounted upon sai tab e, on'e of said blades *havingopenings in its edge, a longitudinally movable bar mounted in a recess in the table and conn ectan operating shaft, a disk fixed thereto provided with a cam groove, a link pivoted to said ban a pin carried by-the link engaging said groove, top folding blades movable in said horizontally ing blades, means for rocking said shaft, side folding blades, pivotal .bars upon which said by said blade carrying plates and engaging said slots, a pivotal plunger, asliding bar upon which the latter is mounted, a rock shaft, an arm connecting the same with said plunger carrying plate, connections between said arm and disk, and mechanism for operating said arm carrying rockshaft'.

9. An automatic apparatus forv wrappin articles, comprising a frame having awel therein, a table upon said frame, horizontally disposed folding blades mounted upon said table, one of said blades'having openings in its edge, a longitudinally movable bar edto one of the horizontallydisposed blades, an operating shaft, a disk fixed thereto proh a cam groove, a link pivoted to said bar, a pin carried by the link engaging said groove, top folding blades movable through the openings in said horizontally disposed blade, a rock shaft, arms connected. thereto and adapted to actuate said top folding blades, means for rocking said shaft, side offolding blades, pivotal bars upon which said side folding blades are mounted, a pivotal disk having cam' slots therein, screws carried by said blade carrying plates and engaging said slots, a pivotal plunger, a sliding bar upon which the latter is mounted, a rock shaft, an arm wrapping groove in which said anti-friction roller is mounted. so 10. In an apparatus for automatically Wrapping articles, in 'frame having a table and a well opening,

means for feeding ping-paperover the well, a knife for severing the wrapping paper when the latter is at; rest blades and means same to fold the flaps about the ends of the article when in said well, a plate movable upon the g from said plate and guided in a slot combination with a intermittently a wrapfor operating the ottom of said frame, lugs proframe, a plunger pivotallyconnected to said plate, and means for reciprocating the plunger to eject a wrapped article.

1. 11 an apparatus for wrapping articles, frame having a table and a well opening, means for feeding intermittently a wrapping paper 0v automatically in combination with a er the well, a knifefor-se-vering the wrapping. paper when the latter isv at 30 rest, blades and 7 upon the bottom of said frame, lugs projecting from said plate and guided in a slot the frame, a plunger pivotally connected to said plate, the bottom of said frame having a recess,'a slotted covering to said recess, lugs fixed to said plate and movable within the slot of said'covering, ciprocating the plate.

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u an apparatus for automatically articles, in combination with a having a table and a well opening,

means for feeding intermittently a wrap ping paper over the well, a knife for severthe wrapping paper when the latter is blades and means for-operating the same to fold the flaps about the ends of the article when in said well, a plate movable frame, a plunger pivotalily connected to said plate, the bottom sai covering plate and movable within the slot of said covering, and means for actuating the folding blades during the movement of said ejecting plunger.

Intestimony A our signatures in the presence of two Witframe having a recess, a slotted to said recess, lugs fixed .to said whereof we hereunto afiix connecting the latter with said plunger nesses. A

carrying plate, connections between said arm JOHN H. FELMLEE, and disk, an operating shaft, a disk fixed EMANUELFELUMLEE. thereto, an anti-friction 'rolle' eccentrically Witnesses:

mounted upon the latter, a plate fixed to the arm carrying-rock shaft and having a cam THOMAS J. HERMAN, DAVID L. BUCHANAN. 

